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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1255 AM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026

- Hottest day of the week expected today with widespread temps of 100-105 and favored locations pushing 108-110. Record high temps possible at Dalhart, Borger and Amarillo.

- There is the potential for scattered convection late Thursday afternoon into the early evening.

SHORT TERM

(Today through Thursday night) Issued at 1255 AM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026

Evening satellite imagery showing convective complexes around the periphery of the large high pressure over the southern US while monsoon moisture continues to move into the southwestern states and intermountain west. Mostly clear skies were over the southern Great Plains into the Lower Mississippi Valley underneath the mid level high pressure.

With strong subsidence and the 850mb thermal ridge running from eastern New Mexico into eastern Colorado and western Kansas... Wednesday looks to be very hot for mid August across the panhandles and likely the hottest day of the week. We will be issuing an Extreme Heat Warning for Palo Duro Canyon today as temps could reach 109-111. The rest of the area will be placed into Heat Advisory. Some locations could break their record highs for the date.

Record High Forecast High

Dalhart 100(2007) 103 Borger 106(2020) 108 Amarillo 104(2020) 104

Thursday will also be hot with temperatures above 100 expected again. However, there are also some signals suggestive of some late afternoon and early evening convection. This will occur as the mid/upper level high pressure becomes centered more in the southeast portion of the country and allow some of the monsoonal moisture to make it into the area.

LONG TERM

(Friday through Tuesday) Issued at 1255 AM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026

The western extension of the high pressure over the southeast US will begin to build back into the south central states starting Friday and continue through the weekend. This will ultimately push the chance for storms to the northwest portion of the area over the weekend and then eventually the rain chances come to an end as we start the new week. As the upper high become re-established over the area there will be a continuation of the hot weather with temps in the upper 90s to low 100s across the area as we start the new week.

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 607 AM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026

VFR conditions will prevail at all TAF sites over the next 24 hours with mostly clear skies. Winds mainly out of the south will shift to south to southwest at 15 kts gusting to 25 kts until this evening. Winds will remain somewhat breezy overnight at 8-13 kts.

AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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